South African Folk-Tales
James A. Honeÿ
Read by laurakgibbs
James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales translated from Afrikaans, along with some stories that he remembers hearing as a child. For a list of sources, see the back of the book; the list of sources is not included in this recording. There are San stories, along with Khoekhoe stories, as well as some stories from Bantu traditions of southern Africa. The focus is on animal stories, including many stories about the trickster jackal. - Summary by Laura Gibbs (2 hr 27 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 8:22 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Hottentots and Bushmen | 1:39 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Lost Message | 3:40 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Monkey's Fiddle | 4:49 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Tiger, the Ram, and the Jackal | 3:05 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Jackal and the Wolf | 1:57 | Read by laurakgibbs |
A Jackal and a Wolf | 0:52 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Lion, the Jackal, and the Man | 3:33 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The World's Reward | 5:35 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Lion and Jackal | 9:14 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Tink-tinkje | 3:25 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Lion and Jackal | 3:11 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Lion and Jackal | 5:07 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Hunt of Lion and Jackal | 2:18 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Story of Lion and Little Jackal | 5:39 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Lioness and the Ostrich | 2:14 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Crocodile's Treason | 9:23 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Story of a Dam | 6:48 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Dance for Water or Rabbit's Triumph | 5:17 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Jackal and Monkey | 3:10 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Lion's Share | 4:36 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Jackal's Bride | 2:01 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Story of Hare | 7:38 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The White Man and Snake | 3:08 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Cloud-Eating | 1:25 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Lion's Illness | 1:29 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Jackal, Dove, and Heron | 2:11 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Cock and Jackal | 1:01 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Elephant and Tortoise | 4:29 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Tortoises Hunting Ostriches | 1:09 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Judgment of Baboon | 3:12 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Lion and Baboon | 1:28 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Zebra Stallion | 1:44 | Read by laurakgibbs |
When Lion Could Fly | 2:00 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Lion Who Thought Him Self Wiser Than His Mother | 3:11 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Lion Who Took a Woman's Shape | 8:40 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Why Has Jackal a Long, Black Stripe on His Back? | 0:58 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Horse Cursed by Sun | 1:10 | Read by laurakgibbs |
Lion's Defeat | 1:39 | Read by laurakgibbs |
The Origin of Death | 5:10 | Read by laurakgibbs |